Our souls dwell…
Let us fast from all consolation in any creature, so that, as our souls dwell in solitude, God may come and fill them, because they are empty of all else.
–Saint John of Avila (1500-1569)
Only one thing…
Don’t spend your energies on things that generate worry, anxiety and anguish. Only one thing is necessary: Lift up your spirit and love God.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)
Between time and eternity…
Children, our souls ever stand on the boundary line between time and eternity. If we turn toward time, we shall without doubt forget eternity, and soon be led far away from the things of God.
–Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
Live in the world…
Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Moderation in life…
The more a man uses moderation in his life, the more he is at peace, for he is not full of cares for many things-servants, hired laborers and acquisition of cattle. But when we cling to such things, we become liable to vexations arising from them and are led to murmur against God. Thus our self-willed desire (for many things) fills us with turmoil and we wander in the darkness of a sinful life, not knowing ourselves.
–Saint Anthony of Egypt (c. 251-356)
A virtuous life pleasing to God…
If you consider riches and their full enjoyment to be merely a short-lived illusory vanity, if you know that a virtuous life pleasing to God is better than riches, you will hold fast to this conviction and keep it in memory; then you will not sigh, complain or reproach anyone, but will thank God for everything, when you see that men worse than you are praised for eloquence or erudition and wealth. Insatiable desire of riches and pleasures, love of fame and vainglory, coupled with ignorance of truth, are the worst passions of the soul.
–Saint Anthony of Egypt (c. 251-356)
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